Security Intelligence October 13, 2021
Michelle Greenlee

The health care industry has remained the top data breach target for eleven years in a row. Highly sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII) held by health care systems is an attractive target. After all, it contains all the information used for identity theft. In addition, that data may be stored on less secure networks than systems in other highly regulated industries. Data protection becomes more complex in a health care environment where a large number of computers, devices and medical equipment must be secured. In addition, attackers can take advantage of health care data created throughout the course of patient care. Health care data breaches are even more insidious because they have the potential to cause great harm to...

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